EDC 430 F09 CL03 - What Are We Supposed to Teach

Agenda for Class 03: What Are We Supposed to be Teaching?

• Announcements
  • Grading, feedback, etc.
• Looking Backward: Practicum visits, Scientific Understanding, the Bicycle Lab, and Passionate Teaching
• Concept Mapping with CMapTools
  • What is a concept map?
  • Using CMapTools to save concept maps we can share.
• Adopt-A-GSE 2009
  • Goal, Due Dates (10/12) , Examples
  • Create a concept map for your adopted GSE and embed it on its RIScienceTeachers page.
    • Step 1: Browse / Discuss / Choose GSE
    • Step 2: Brainstorm subtopics on RIScienceTeachers page.
    • Step 3: Choose a topic/subtopic and brainstorm related concepts.
    • Step 4: Create a concept map.
    • Step 5: Save your concept map to the CMAPServer.
    • Step 6: Embed your concept map and a edit link in the RIScienceTeacher wiki page.

This Week's Assignments

• Due Friday, October 2:
  • Observation/Reflection #0.
  • Post reactions to Chapter 3 of Fried.
• Due Monday, October 5
  • Reading
    • Fried, Ch 4 - Designing a Unit
  • Assignments:
    • Post review of first professional journal article on URITK
    • Post a two-paragraph description of your unit plan on URITK